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IN any age it is a duty which every 
country owes to itself to preserve 
the records of its past, and to honor 
the men and women whose lives and 
deeds made possible its present; and to- 
day, when the whole civilized world is 
throbbing to social and political impulses 
of the greatest significance for the future, 
we ought especially to call to mind such 
lives and deeds, and catch, if we can, 
inspiration for acting well the part that 
falls to each of us." 



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On the Banks of the Mystic" 



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An Historic Festival 



Under the auspices 
of the 



MEDFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY 



And the personal 
direction of 



Miss Margaret McLaren Eager 

Of New York 
Medford Opera House 

OCTOBER 14th to 20th, 1896 

Sunday excepted 

Evenings at 8 . . . . 
Afternoons at 4.30 





JOHN BROOKS. 

3orn in Medford, May, 1752 Died March 1st, 1825. 
Governor of Massachusetts Seven Years. 



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CRADOCK HOUSE— 1634. 



T| IT EDFORD was settled in June, 1630, by a detachment of the 
/*■! Colonists who came to Salem under the leadership of John 
Winthrop, from Suffolk, Essex, and Lincolnshire in England. 
The settlement of the town was under the immediate auspices of 
Governor Matthew Cradock, who proposed to establish Ox the 
Banks of the Mystic, the headquarters of the fishing interests in 
which he had embarked considerable capital. The business was carried 
on by his agents, for Cradock never visited the Colonies. The brick 
building, built by his people in 1634, in the eastern part of the town, is 
still standing in good condition, an interesting relic, and a monument 
to him who may justly be called the founder of Medford. 

Cradock was a distinguished merchant of London, a princely giver in 
all subscriptions for helping the colony, a man of wisdom, goodness, zeal 
and enthusiasm, and honored with the esteem and confidence of those in 
high authority. 

The early histories tell of many settlers in other places, who became 
dissatisfied with their first choice and moved to more promising localities, 
but not a word of complaint reaches us from the first planters of Medford, 
and no one to our knowledge left the plantation. 



lllf EDFORD has borne an honorable part in the military and 

/ 1 political history of the country. Her citizens from the first 

were loyal, generous, and zealous in every cause affecting the 

public interests. Her company of "Minute-men," fifty-nine in number, 

responded to the call at Lexington. 

Their maxim was, "Every citizen a soldier; every soldier a patriot." 
Medford men were with Washington at Monmouth, at Brandywine, 
at the crossing of the Delaware, and in other places, and fought bravely 
for the liberties and independence of their country. It seemed 

"As if the very earth again 
Grew quick with God's creating breath; 
And, from the sods of grove and glen, 
Rose ranks of lion-hearted men 
To battle to the death." 




THE ROYALL HOUSE. 

Built by Colonel Isaac Royall in the last century, and the most expensive 
house in Medford at the time. 



Open to the public during Festival Week under the auspices of the 
Historical Society and the supervision of a large and efficient committee, 
members of which will be in daily attendance. 




FOUNTAIN TAVERN, 1725. 



FOR more than a hundred years all the land travel from Maine, 
from the eastern part of New Hampshire, and the northeastern 
parts of Massachusetts, passed through Medford, and its dis- 
tance from Boston made it a convenient stopping place for traveling 
traders. The "Fountain House" built in 1725 was a favorite resort, 
on the great thoroughfare between Salem and Boston. 

It was called -Fountain House" from having a new sign, repre- 
senting a fountain pouring punch into a large bowl. The house is no 

longer standing. 

Brooks 1 History says, " Medford was favored in good tavern keepers. 

Journeying in former days, one found queer specimens of humanity 
amonc this unique class. Generally they were only variations of Yankee 
Doodle Some landlords were so full of sunshine that it was June all the 
year round; others had minds so frost-bitten that there was no hope for 
you, except in the January thaw. 

Here was one so anxious to oblige that he would spring to throw a 
lasso around the moon, if you wished it; and then another so cross, 
that putting a question to him was like squeezing a lemon." 




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Entertainment Committee 



Wm. C. Wait 
David H. Brown 
Charles E. Larkin 
Rosewell B. Lawrence 



Benjamin P. Hollis, Chairman. 

Cleopas Johnson Miss Katherine H. Stone 
Charles H. Bird Miss Ella L. Burbank 

Mrs. J. O. Goodwin Miss Lily B. Atherton 
Mrs. L. L. Dame Miss Agnes W. Lincoln 
Charles H. Loomis 



Executive Committee 

Wm. Cushing Wait, President 

Will C. Eddy, Secretary 

Charles H. Loomis, Treasurer 
R. B. Lawrence Benj. P. Hollis Edward F. Allen 

W. A. Thompson Miss Helen T. Wild Miss M. E. Sargent 

Miss Ellen R. Sampson 



H. B. Nottage 
Fred. H. Kidder 
Herman L. Buss 

Geo. D. Boles 
Mrs. L. L. Dame 
Will C. Eddy 
Geo. Fernald 
Charles H. Loomis 



House Committee 

James A. Hervey, Chairman 
Charles H. Bird 
John Crowley 
Joseph H. Wheeler 



J. Gilman Waite 
J. Newton Gunn 



Stage and Properties 

Charles E. Larkin 

Music 
Edward F. Allen 

Advertising: and Printing - 
R. B. Lawrence 

Decorations 
Miss Josephine Bruce 

Tickets 
Geo. O. Foster 



J. Edson Young 

W. A. Thompson 

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Geo. W. Stetson 

A. C. Fernald 

N. E. Wilber 



J. Irving Estes 



F. H. C. Wooiley 
Wm. F. Kingman 
Charles B. Dunham 



Press 

Frederic W. Ford 

Souvenir Program 
Will C. Eddy 
W. A. Thompson 
Mrs. C. H. Loomis 



J. Alfred Papkee 



Miss M. E. Sargent 
Miss C. E. Swift 
Charles H. Loomis 



Royall House Committee 

Mrs. H. B. Nottage Mr. H. B. Nottage Miss M. McL. Eager 

Mr. Geo. Fernald Mr. A. C. Fernald Mr. Thomas Wright 

Royall House Reception Committee 

Monday, Oct. \2tJ1 Day-time, Mrs. Guild and assistants 

Evening, Mrs. Gifford as Mrs. Royall 

Tuesday, Oct. i$t/i Day-time, Mrs. Homer and assistants 

Evening, Mrs. Gifford as Mrs. Royall 
Wednesday, Oct. 14.1/1 .... Mrs. Holyoke and assistants 

Thursday, Oct. 15th Mrs. Folger and assistants 

Friday, Oct. 16th Mrs. S. Ayer and assistants 

Saturday, Oct. ijth Mrs. Clara B. Hutchins and assistants 

Monday, Oct. \gt/i Mrs. Arthur Nelson and assistants 

Tuesday, Oct. 20I/1 Mrs. J. Newton Gunn and assistants 



Army Booth 

In charge of Mrs. George Gill and assistants. 

Colonial Booth 

In charge of Miss Emma A. J. Law, assisted by 

Mrs. W. S. Woodbridge Mrs. Edward W. Hayes Mrs. W. F. Chaplin 

Mrs. William Leavens 

Souvenir Booth 

In charge of Mrs. Charles H. Loomis, assisted by 
Miss M. E. Sargent Miss E. M. Gill Mrs. H. R. Page 

Maids of " Ye Olden Ty/ue" 
Miss Grace E. Loomis Miss Nellie L. Savary 



Music: WESTON'S ORCHESTRA 
Singing behind the scenes by 

The Ladies Musical Club of Medford. 



"On the Banks of the Mystic " 



. . . PROGRAM FOR . . . 

Wednesday Eve. Friday Eve. Monday Eve. 

Oct 14th Oct. 16th Oct. 19th 



1 A Lincolnshire Inn, England, 1628 

Discussion among the assembled company on the subject of emigrat- 
ing to America— 17th century May dance. 
In charge of Mrs. H. B. Nottage and Mrs. C. B. Hutchins 

Governor Winthrop Mr. William Willson 

Matthew Cradock Mr. William Macy 

Governor Dudley Mr. Frank Hervey 

Bar Maid Miss Mary Gifford 

Dr. R. C. Sargent 

Citizens -j Mr. Manning Burbank 

May Dance 

May Queen, Miss Marguerite Hutchins 

Court Jester, Mr. Fletcher Norton 

Mr. Richard Drake, Miss Marion Drake 

Mr. Robert Sise, Miss Mabel Blaikie 

Mr. Lincoln Sise, Miss Maizie Blaikie 
Mr. Mason, Miss Eleanore Stanwood 

Mr. Ralph Burbank, Miss Leila O. Dorr 

Mr. Paul Bacon, Miss Alice Burbank 

Mr. Marshall, Miss Josie Fernald 

Mr. Arthur Whittemore, Miss Grace Dorr 

2 Indian Scenes 

a Home Lite 

b Hunt Dance 
In charge of Geo. D. Boles. 
Two powerful tribes of Indians held sway in this vicinity when the 
first settlers came. The Massachusetts, and the Pawtuckets. The 
Sachem of the Pawtuckets was Nanepashemit . He came from Lynn in 
1615 and took up his abode on Mystic River. He was killed in 1619. 
His hut was placed on " Rock Hill"- where he could best watch canoes 
in the river. 



Nanepashemit Mr. George D. Boles 

c ( Miss A. Bluffer 

Squaws -< 

(. Miss May Lake 

.. „ ( Herman Mills 

Young Braves - 

( Dexter Boles 

John Bragdon, Wm. Doorly 

Thomas Curtain, John Fitzgerald 

Chiefs <^ Wm. B. Hellen, Louis Bragdon 

A. Murrant, Wm. Kidder 

John Reardon, Joseph Wheeler 

3 Tableau 

Landing of Winthrop " Up the Mistick six miles " 

4 Tableau 

Launching of the bark " Blessing of the Bay" 
In charge of Mrs. Will C. Eddy, assisted by the Hillside Club 

5 Royall House Scenes 

a Old Slave Quarters 

b Reception and Ball at Wedding of Elizabeth Royall and 

Sir Wm. Pepperell 

In charge of Mrs. Lyman Sise 

Matrons. 

Mrs. Lyman Sise Mrs. G. A. Bacon Mrs. N. F. Chandler 

Mrs. A. B. Moorhouse Mrs. G. W. Crockett Miss Bemis 

Miss Harlow Mrs. McKay Mrs. DeLong 

Couples for the Minuet. 

Miss Burbank, Mr. Fletcher Norton 

Miss Mabel Blaikie, Mr. R. W. Sise 

Miss Leila O. Dorr, Mr. L. F. Sise 
Miss Hall, Mr. Arthur Whittemore 

Mrs. D. K. Phemister, Mr. Marshall 

Mrs. Geo. Batchelder, Mr. Geo. Batchelder 

For the Reel. 
Miss Burbank, Mr. Norton 

Miss L. Dorr, Mr. P. V. Bacon 

Miss M. Blaikie, Mr. Sise 

Miss G. Dorr, Mr. Mason 
Mrs. C. H. Willson, Mr. Burbank 

Mrs. C. L. Brown, Mr. Whittemore 

Miss Whittemore, Mr. Emery 

Miss Annie Gleason, Mr. Sargent 

Miss Fernald, Mr. Batchelder 



6 The Call "To Arms" 

a The Village Blacksmith 
b Tableau— Midnight Ride of Paul Revere 
c The Old Square—" On to Lexington " 
In charge of Frank Hervey and Miss Ellen R. Sampson 

Blacksmith Dr - J- E - Youn § 

Citizens, Farmers, Etc. 

Edward F. Allen, Miss Helen T. Wild 

Frank Hervey, Miss Ellen R. Sampson 
Geo. A. Croudis, Mrs. F. H. Hamilton 

Willis T. Knovvlton, Miss Jennie S. Archibald 
Fred E. Ayers, Miss Carrie Turner 

t> i *>„,.„„„ . . . C. Ernest Larkin 
Paul Revere, 

S l aves Clifton Loring and others 



Patriots who answer the call to arms 



W. F. Westcot 
N. F. Glidden, Jr. 
A. C. Gray 
H. R. Corse 
K. Hutchins 
W. L. Locke 



A. G. Woodbridge 
C. E. Newell 
H. M. Marvel 
P. R. Spinney 

F. W. Doe 

G. M. Goodale 

J. Nelson Leonard 



E. H. Fitzgibbon 
W. J. Nottage 

C. W. McPherson 
John Hodgson 
C. H. Richart 

F. G. Kakas 



7 The Flag: Dance 

In Charge of Mrs. L. L. Dame and Mrs. R. C. Sargent 

Solo, Margherita Sargent 

Ruth Dame, Sidney Sargent 

Nina Locke, Winthrop Nottage 

Ruth Nottage, Norman Phemister 
Harriet Gillard, Will Locke 

Annie Bacon, Bert Marvel 

Kate Lewis, Kenneth Hutchins 

Emily Weeks, Stephen W. Gifford, Jr. 
A. Gillard, Clarence Bearce 
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. . . PROGRAM FOR . . . 
Thursday Eve, Saturday Eve. Tuesday Eve. 

Oct. 15th Oct. 17th Oct. 20th 



1 Indian Scenes 

a Home Life 
b Hunt Dance 
(For characters see previous program) 

2 Tableau 

Landing of Winthrop up the "Mistick River six miles " 

3 Tableau 

Visit of Miles Standish to the Squa Sachem 
Miles Standisli Winslow Brewster Standish, of Plymouth 

4 Spinning: Scene at the Old Cradock House 

In charge of Wellington ladies 

Mrs. Randall Mrs. Cornell Mrs. Gleason 

Mrs. Fitzhenry Mrs. Bouve Mrs. Vine 

Mrs. Day Mrs. Fischacker Miss White 

Miss Wellington Miss Mitchell Miss Fuller 

Misses Murch Miss Nichols Miss J. Cornell 

5 George Washington at the home of Mrs. Fulton 

Mrs. Fulton was one of those who helped dress the wounds of the 
soldiers who fought at Bunker Hill, many of the wounded being brought 
to Medford. She was a true patriot. She once acted as bearer of des- 
patches from General Brooks to General Washington. Washington 
honored her with a visit — a new punch bowl had just been obtained and 
the General was the first person who drank from it. 

In charge of 
Mrs. Geo. O. Foster 



Mrs. J. O. Goodwin 
WASHINGTON 
Mrs. Sarah Fulton 
John Fulton . . 
Capt. John Brooks 
Servant 

Mrs. Geo. O. Foster 
Mrs. B. F. Bullard 
Miss Edith H. Byron 



Miss Ellen L. Adams 

Mrs. D. N 



Miss Helen T. Wild 
Mr. Edward D. Brown 
Mrs. Eli Ayer 
Mr. Geo. O. Foster 
Mr. Henry C. Jackson 
Master Leon Maxwell, Jr 
Ladies 
Mrs. A. B. Moorhouse Mrs. W. N. Homer 
Miss Grace I. Boynton Miss Olive T. Moakler 
Miss Bessie W. Chipman Miss Nellie Harrington 
Miss Clara W. Goodwin 
Howard 



Gentlemen 
Mr. A. B. Moorhouse Mr. C. B. Dunham Mr. C. H. Bird 

Mr. Jesse W. Dunbar Mr. Harry L. Shaw Mr. Geo. F. Chapin 

Mr. Walter H. Belcher Mr. D.N. Howard 

6 Rustic Gathering at the Bower in "Whortleberry Time — 1800 

It was the custom in the early part of the century, for select parties 
of young people to go to the woods near Pine Hill, and after partaking of 
the well filled tables, to engage in the dance on the green sward. 

In charge of 

Mrs. J. E. Cleaves Mrs. A. Nimmo Mrs. Nellie Thompson 

Chaperones 

Miss Mable Mclntire Miss Alice Curtis Miss Grace Fuller 

Miss Mattie Eames Mr. F. H. Loring Mr. G. H. Burpee 

Mr. Morton M. Holbrook Mr. Leonard Allen 

In the Dajice 

Miss Edna Manning Miss Lydia Allen Miss Grace Allen 

Miss Phronsie Marsh Miss Mattie Tarbell Miss Nellie White 

Miss Grace Ayers Miss Edith Leavens Mr. Ed. Brown 

Mr. Nelson Leonard Mr. Wm. Henderson Mr. C. W. McPherson 

Mr. Horace Wight Mr. Dick Whitehead Mr. Wm. Dudley 

Mr. Chester Taylor 

7 Flag: Dance 

(See preceding program) 

8 Civil War Scenes 

a Departure of Troops 
b Camp Scene 
c Return of Troops 
In charge of R. B. Lawrence, assisted by The Lawrence Light 
Guard; Sons of Veterans, Camp 54; S. C. Lawrence Post 66, G. A. R. 
and Woman's Relief Corps, No. 5. 

The Historical Society hereby extends its grateful acknowledgments 
to the above named organizations for their services. 

America 



" On the Banks of the Mystic " 



...PROGRAM FOR... 

Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday 
Matinees at 4.30 



1 Dancing School of " Ye Olden Tyme " 

Chaperone, Mrs. H. B. Nottage 

Frank C. Day, Emma R. Day 

Oliver P. Richmond, Elsie D. Beekman 

Charles A. Smith, Iza Beekman 



Roland E. Usher, Helen W. Moorehouse 

Edgerton G. Farnsworth, Elsie D. Drake 
Charles G. Farnsworth, Dora Homer 
Wm. N. Bissell, Ruth Phinney 

Chester J. Pike, Miriam Phinney 

Edwin H. Cleaves, Florence Gifford 
James H. Cleaves, Ellis Phinney 

Minuet 
Reel 
Old Time Song 
2 Flags of Nations 

In charge of Miss Rita Smith 
a Italy, — Ruth Kidder 

b Turkey, — Glendon Farnsworth 
c Germany, — Bernice Randall 

d The Tyrol, — Stafford Hammond 
e Russia, — Kate Kidder 

f China, — Ralph Hayes 

§■ American Indian, — Franklin Morrison 
// America, — Louise Pike 



3 A Quilting Party 



a The Quilting 
b The Reel 



In charge of Mrs. C. L. Rockwell and Mrs. Elmer Chapin 
Soloist, Miss Clara Goodwin 

Florence Ayers, George Burpee 

Genevieve Forrest, John Chipman 

Mary Jackson, Kenneth Hutchins 
Sadie Gray, Roger Johnson 

Flossie Potter, Nat Leonard 

Phronsie P. Marsh, Leon R. Maxwell 

Elrita Remick, W. Chester Rockwell 
Martha T. Tar bell, Ralph Sawyer 

Corinne Warren, Warren Scrannage 

4 A Sailor Dance 

In charge of Miss Adelaide S. Herriott 
Blanche Thompson, Sherburne Prescott 
Leita Hersey, George Scott 

Nellie Brown, Roswell Sampson 
Nettie Dunn, Dexter Boles 

Helen Reed, Theodore W. Norcross 
Fannie Wiggin, Ollie Roberts 

Ethel Hersey, Ralph Hayes, 

Hattie Roberts, Stafford Hammond 
/; Song, " Our Dear Country " 
c Tableau, Auld Lang Syne 




THE OLD TOWN PUMP. 




THE JONATHAN WATSON HOUSE— 1750. 

Washington Was Entertained at Breakfast in This House by General Brooks in October, 1789. 



VHERE the first schoolhouse stood is not known; but it was 
probably near the Meeting-House at the West End. The 
second was built in 1730. The first brick schoolhouse was 
built in 1795, and enlarged in 1807. The early schoolhouses were 
dismal and uncomfortable. The scholars who happened to be opposite 
the great iron stove, which stood in the centre of the room, were almost 
roasted ; and they literally got their learning by the sweat of their brows ; 
while those who were nearest the windows were shivering under the icy 
blasts of the frozen latitudes. The desks of the pupils became more and 
more interesting. Once they were wide and smooth ; but when that time 
was few can remember. 

The adult population when they visited the Old Schoolhouse, could 
each one find those — 

" Walls on which he tried his graving skill; 
The very name he carved existing still ; 
The bench on which he sat while deep employed, 
Though mangled, hacked, and hewed, yet, not destroyed." 

How many pen-knives were tried on the benches, desks and doors of 
the schoolhouse, arithmetic cannot compute, but one thing is clear, that, 
whether the school left its mark on the pupil's mind or not, each pupil 
felt bound to leave his mark on the house. — Brooks' History. 




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HIGH SCHOOL HOUSE OF THE LAST CENTURY. 

Located in the rear of the Unitarian Church. 




MEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING — 1896. 

Forest Street. 



THE name of John Brooks, the most distinguished son of Medford, 
holds an enviable place in American history. He was a prominent 
figure in the struggle for national independence. A military leader 
of skill and daring, and the trusted friend of Washington, who hon- 
ored him with his most grateful acknowledgments and full confidence. He 
returned to private life " rich in the laurels he had won, in the affections 
of his fellow soldiers, and in the esteem of the wise and good." 

He represented his town in the General Court ; was a delegate to the 
State Convention for the adoption of the Federal Constitution, and was 
one of its most zealous advocates. 

He was appointed by Washington marshal of this district and in- 
spector of the revenue. He was successively elected to the Senate and 
Executive Council of the State ; served as Adjutant General to Governor 
Strono- during the war of 1812, and succeeded that official as Governor of 
Massachusetts in 1816, serving seven times. He received degrees from 
Yale and Harvard Colleges. He was elected president of the Society of 
Cincinnati, succeeding General Lincoln ; was a member of the Academy 
of Arts and Sciences. He was president of the Washington Monument 
Association, the Bunker Hill Monument Association, and of the Bible 
Society of Massachusetts. 

In the words of the historian, " Never has there died among us a 
man so widely known, so highly honored, so truly beloved, or so 
deeply lamented. 11 




THE OLD BRIDGE OVER THE MYSTIC. 



THE first bridge over the Mystic was commenced in 1638 by 
Gov. Cradock's agent, but the Province assisted in the expenses 
before completion. The bridge was the cause of much bad 
feeling and litigation. Some of the adjoining towns, notably Woburn, 
demurred vigorously to bearing any share in the expense of main- 
tenance, claiming that the bridge was not used by their citizens. 
Appeals were taken to the courts, and the decision was in favor of 
Medford. The Court apportioned the expense of " rebuilding Mistick 
Bridge" among the towns of Charlestown, Woburn, Maiden, Reading 
and Medford. 

To this award Woburn, Maiden and Reading appealed, but with- 
out avail. Some years later Medford became the sole owner of the 
bridge. The structure was widened in 1789. A new bridge with a 
draw was built in 1808. A new draw was built in 1829. This was 
widened in 1834, and again in 1853. 

Owing to the abandonment of the shipyards above the bridge, a draw 
was no longer necessary ; and by authority of the Legislature, and con- 
currence of the Harbor Commissioners, Cradock Bridge was made a solid 
structure. The present stone bridge was built in 1881-82. 



GOVERNOR WINTHROP sailed from Cowes, in England, April, 
1630. He reached Boston Bay in June, and on the 17th of that 
month he makes the following record: " Went up Mis tick River 
about six miles." To this heroic adventurer belongs the honor of 
building the first vessel whose keel was laid in this part of the Western 
World; and that vessel was built on the bank of Mystic River. It 
was launched July 4, 1631, and named "The Blessing of the Bay." 
The serpentine course of the river was favorable to a large number of 
shipyards, ten being located within the distance of a mile. Timber 
was procured from Medford, Maiden, Woburn, Burlington, Lexington, 
Stoneham, Andover and adjoining towns. In the seventy years from 
1803 567 vessels were built at the Medford yards. The last ship built 
in this town was launched from the yard of Mr. J. T. Foster in 1873. 
Among the prominent builders may be mentioned the names of 
Magoun, Turner, Lapham, Curtis, Stetson and Foster. The ship 
"Avon" was built in 26 days. The decline of the commercial marine 
of this country resulted in the extinction o the shipbuilding industry 
in Medford. 

The pioneer in the eventful movement of shipbuilding in Medford was 
Thatcher Magoun, who came here in 1802 and located his shipyard on 
Riverside Avenue, a little south of Park Street. He built and resided in 
the house that is now used for our Public Library, and which was pre- 
sented to the town as a library building by his son, Thatcher Magoun. 




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Medford Historical Society 



Incorporated May, 1896 



President 
William Cushing Wait 



Vice-Presidents 

Will C. Eddy, Lorin L. Dame, Mrs, Louise G. DeLong, Miss Helen T. Wild 

Treasurer 

Charles H. Loomis 



Recording Secretary Corresponding Secretary 

Allston P. Joyce Miss Eliza M. Gill 



Librarian and Curator 
Miss Mary E. Sargent 



Allen, Edward F. 
Andrews, G. F. 
Atherton, Lily B. 
Black, E. Adelaide 
Barstow, Rev. John 
Blancliard, Sarah J. 
Bean, James W. 
Bird, Charles H. 
Bemis, Fannie E. 
Boynton, Hon. E. 
Brown, David H. 
Brown, Mrs. Abby D. 
Brown, Amelia E. 
Brooks, Henry 
Brooks, Frederick 
Bridge, Henry S. 
Burbank, Ella L. 
Burbank, Mrs. Alice 
Burbank, Ida E. 
Cordis, Adelaide E. 
Clancy, Rev. J. V. 
Coffin, Freeman C. 
Cushing, Walter F. 
Cushing, Walter H. 
Cleaves, James E. 
Cleaves, Mrs. Emma N. 
Croudis, Mrs. Mabel H. 
Croudis, George A. 
Clark, Mary S. 
Clark, Sarah L. 
Craig, William C. 
Dame, Lorin L. 
Dame, Mrs. Isabel A. 
DeLong, Mrs. Louise G. 
Delano, George S. 
Dennison, Edward B. 
Dunham, Charles B. 
Davenport, Geo. E. 
Durgin, Annie E. 
Deane, John W. 
Eddy, Will C. 
Eddy, Mrs. Rosalie S. 
Evans, Allston H. 
Foster, Geo. O. 



CHARTER MEMBERS 

Fenton, Benj. F. 
Gill, Eliza M. 
Gill, Emma F. 
Goodwin, James O. 
Goodwin, Mrs. Emma W. 
Grimes, Mark M. 
Guild, Gustavus F. 
Gibbs, Mary 
Gunn, J. Newton 
Green, Charles M. 
Hall, George S. 
Hall, Horace D. 
Hallowell, N. P. 
Harlow, Catherine E. 
Hatch, Frank E. 
Hayes, Edward W. 
Hervey, James A. 
Hollis, Benj. P. 
Howard, Daniel N. 
Hodges, Gilbert 
Hinckley, Ella S. 
Hillman, Charles H. 
Jacobs, Charles W. 
Joyce, Allston P. 
Jones, James E. 
Jones, Amy W. 
Johnson, Cleopas 
Kakas, E. F. 
Kidder, Fred. H. 
Kingman, William F. 
Law, Asa 

*Lawrence, Rosewell B. 
Lawrence, Hon. Samuel C. 
Lawrence, Mrs. Carrie R. 
Loomis, Charles H. 
Loomis, Mrs. Mary B. 
Litchfield, Parker R. 
Lincoln, Agnes W. 
Leary, Mrs. T. F. 
Lovering, Lewis H. 
Lovering, F. H. 
Leonard, Benj. C. 
Larkin, Charles E. 
Langell, Everard 

*Life member. 



Martin, William P. 
Morrison, Benj. F. 
Means, George B. 
Moore, Ernest B. 
Maxwell, William R. 
Macomber, W. M. 
Montague, F. W. 
Miller, J. C, Jr. 
Mansfield, D. (i. 
Morss, C. H. 
Nottage, Henry B. 
Nye, Charles E. 
Ober, J. E. 
Oldfield, John 
Parker, Charles H. 
Peak, Irvin E. 
Papkee, J. Alfred 
Page, Mrs. Annie M. 
Randall, Edward S. 
Richmond, George F. 
Russell, Mrs. Cora L. 
Swan, Charles H. 
Swift, Caroline E. 
Stone, Katherine H. 
Sampson, Ellen R. 
Stetson, George W. 
Sargent, Mary E. 
Thompson, William A. 
Wait, William Cushing 
Wait, Hettie F. 
Wait, Sarah H. 
Wait, Francis H. 
Wade, Mrs. E. P. 
Wade, John F. 
Wilbur, Nahum E. 
Wilber, Mortimer E. 
Wild, Helen T. 
Woolley, Fred H. C. 
Woolley, Winslow W. 
Withington, Henry 
Wheeler, Joseph H. 
Wright, Walter C. 
Whittle, D. A. 
Voting, J. Edson 







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FRANCIS HOUSE. 

irthplace of Lydia Maria (Francis) Child, Feb. I I, 1802. Home of 
The Medford Historical Society, 1896. 



Committees of the Historical Society 

Membership 

William C. Wait. Benj. F. Morrison. Henry B. Nottage. Mrs. Abby D. Brown. 

Miss F. E. Bemis. 

Publication 

R. B. Lawrence. W. C. Wait. Mrs. L. G. DeLong. Miss Eliza M. Gill. 

Papers and Addresses 
David H. Brown. G. E. Daventort. James A. Heryey. John Ward Dean. 

Historical Sites 
L. L. Dame. W. P. Martin. Miss E. L. Buri;ank. Will C. Eddy. 

Genealogy 

Allston P. Joyce. Miss E. A. Black. Miss E. S. Hinckley. Charles E. Larkin. 

J. Newton Gunn. 

Heraldry 

Benj. P. Hollis. J. Edson Young. F. H. C. Woolley. Charles B. Dunham. 
William F. Kingman. 

Library and Collections 

Miss Mary E. Sargent. J. H. Wheeler. Henry Brooks. Miss Katherine H. Stone. 
Miss Agnes W. Lincoln. 




HON. SAMUEL C. LAWRENCE. 
First Mayor of Medford, 1893 and 1894. 



The City Charter was Adopted by the Citizens in October, 1892. 
City Government Organized Jan. 2, 1893. 



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RESIDENCE OF MR. HARRY DUTTON, FOREST ST. 



Tf 1W EDFORD was called a peculiar town because the major part 
/ 1 of its territory was owned by one man, and he a resident 
of London. Ballots in early times were corn and beans. 
Corn, yea; beans, nay. 

The first Post Office in Medford was established in 1797. 

Lafayette came to Meclford Aug. 28, 1824. 

Tufts College was opened for the admission of students in August, 1855. 

To Medford belongs the introduction of the celebrated Baldwin apple. 

Medford was the first town in the United States to rescue a fugi- 
tive slave. 

Medford was one of the first towns in the state to establish a high 
school and a public library, and it has ever maintained its place among 
the foremost for the liberality of its expenditures for the cause of public 
education. 



You are cordially invited to become a member of the 

MEDFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 



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The Seal of the Society consists of a Shield and Crest within 

a circle, on the border of which is the legend, "Medford 

Historical Society." On the upper half of the Shield 

is a Sheaf of Wheat, that being a part of the 

arms of the Royall Family. On the lower 

half is the Seal of Medford — a Ship on 

the Stocks. The Crest, a Muzzled 

Bear, is the Crest of the Cradock 

Family. In the exergue 

appears the motto, 

"Venerate the Historic." 



